Perforating device



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KAEL HENRY BOELAND, 0E wn'rERTowN, NEW YoEK.

rEREoEATING DEVICE.

Application filed March 7, 1923. `Serial No. 623,516.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL H. BORLAND, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of l/Vatertown, in the county of Jefferson and Statev of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Perft rating Devices, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

e This invention relates to devices for marking papers of various kinds and was privestigating commercial paper. Consequent-- ly, devices for marking checks and other commercial paper so that they cannot be altered are necessary and it was to meet this need that the device to be set forth in' detail hereinafter was devised.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a cheap and simple device provided with means for marking commercial paper such as checks and the like to indicate the amount for which the check or the like has been drawn so that it cannot be altered without reducing the total.

This object is accomplished by providingtwo plates, each having a plurality of lines of perforations therein which aline when the plates areV brought together, mounting on each plate means for marking that portion ofv papers inserted therebetween which does not register with the perforations, associating with the plates adjustable perforating means and means for marking th-e papers to designate the lines of perforations.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the followingdetailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the forated plate;

Figure2 is a section along the line 2 2( Figure?) is a longitudinal vertical section along the line 3 3, Figure 1 the cover being shown partially closed;

Vforations 24 formed therein.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross sectionalong the line H, Figure 1; 1 e

Figure 5 is a vertical cross section along the line 5 5, Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a plan view showing a check that has been marked by the perforating device.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, the invention includes a top .plate 10` having a plurality of transverse lines of perforations 11 formed therein. These lines of perforations 11 `are located in alinement, forming lines of perforations which extend longitudinally in the plate. Thus a rectangular portion of the plate is perforated evenly throughout its whole area. The lower face of the perforated portion is corrugated, presenting a plurality of longitu` dinal and transverse ridges 15 that'intersect one another, forming a plurality of squares. A plurality of slots 13 are cut in the top plate 10 and are located in alinement with the longitudinal linesV of perforations 11. slidably Vmounted infthese slots are plate members or bars 17 each carn rying a plurality of punch members 18. Attached to each end of the plate member 17 is a depending post 20 to which a cross arm 21 is liXed. This cross arm 21 serves to retain theplate 17 from dropping from the plate 10. `By turning the plate 17 `at right angles to the length of the plate- 10 the cross arm 21 may be easily inserted through any one of the slots 13. Thus by rotating the plate 17 through an angle of 9i@ into the position of the plate 10 the cross armv is turned at right angles to the length of the slot and since it is longer than the slot is wide the plate v17 is retained in engagement with the plate 10. Stamped in the plate 10 above the perfo# rated area. are numerals 12, one numeral in line with each transverse line of perforations. Viewing the top plate 10V from be neath, the numerals are depressed so that they will receive the raised numerals on the bottom plate to be described in the following paragraph. A bottom plate 22, which in this case is formed from the same sheet of material as the plate ,10,` is` bent back 23 at the line of folding. A rectangular area of the plate 22 has a plurality of per- These perforations arerin line similar to the perforations in the plate and are similarly spaced so that when the two plates are 'brought together vthe perforations are in alinerrient'.V Raised' numerals 19 are provided for designating each of the transverse linesv of perforationsQa'.. rlheseraise'dnumerals 19 are So located that when the plates 10 and 22 are `brought together they register With the numerals in the topl plate 10. Transverse and longitudinal" grooves 14 Vare provided in the bottom plate 22 for; re-

' "ceivingithe'corrugations 15 ofthe top'rplate.`

A coyerf for the top vjr'jlate 10V is hinged to the plates' by"meanso'f` a pin-26 which projects through the channel 28. This cover is-pro vi ded-I fory retaining the plates 1T and vpunch members 18 in position in the top platev so that when the topplate isforced' downward into" engagement with" a cheek 16`theI punchrrmember' Will Perfomte the i. Other-punch' members 18: on the plates 17 check'. Y

` Y llfieoperation,ofZ this device is as' follows: j Letnsassumethatacheck 16 for $4,905 j has been" drawn-andit. is desired to use this perforating device `for marking they check 4so that it cannotv possibly bealtere'd With- Atout: reducing; the' total ofthe check. Refer? rin'ggto Figure'V `l,y theplates 17 are Vdrawn Y to the? right" and set inf the desiredv posi``y tions.V VThe' top plate `Will be drawn to the j right untilf it alinesZ- With the "transverseline of :perforations 11' designated my numeral't.

are alinediwith the'transverse lines of vperforations' designated by thenumerals 5, 6, 7,

M8 and The" plate is then forced downward, projecting the punch members 18. The secondV through the perforations 11. plate' 17 isldij'avvn to t'heright'until the end punch member alines. With the transverse line of perfo'rations 11 designated by numeral,

Y checkand causing-tlieridges or corrugations 15 tomarkj a rectangular area of the check.

Further', the raisednum'erals in the bottom plate, designatingv each transverse Vline, of perforations, Will stamp 1n the check numer- Y als, for designating the lines of perforations. Readingithe last perforation ineachV line of'longitudinal linesof perforations, in

' Vorder toalterthe cheek the amount ofthe check would be reduced. `Each portion. of

the. check Ywhich registers with the perforationv and each perforation will be enclosed Withina square marked inV the check'by the corrugations or" ridges 15. V

IWould state in conclusion that While the illustratedexampleV Vconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably'varied Without departing from the spirit of the'invention as defined in the appended claims. Y Y

Claims:

1`. A perforating device of thecharacter descr1bed,eompr1s1ng a perforated base plate, a perforated top plate associated With the base plate so that when they Vare brought together the perforations of one plate aline Y with the perforations ofthe other plate, aV Y Vplurality of punch `members adjustably j mounted Aony thevtop plate and adaptedv to project through'the perforationslin saidV plate,1 a hinged cover constituting a `plunger to depress all of the punch memberssimulel taneously, and means provided in conjunc-V tionvvith the4 plates for Yretaining thepunch members in position inthe top plate so that they may be operated.

2j A perforating device of the character described, comprising a base fplate having a1 plurality of lines of perforations therein, a topp'late having a plurality of linesof perforations that aline With the perforations in the base plate when the tivo'are'brought together, a plurality of bars slidably mountf ed on the top plate, punchmembersfcarried ioo by each bar for projecting throughftheV perforations in said plates, a hinged cover constituting; a plunger `to depress all oft-he v'punch V members simultaneously,meansv provided in conjunction With thev top plategfor retaining the punch members in position when they have beeny projected through the perforations in the top plate, and marking means provided onV said plates for; designating the lines of perforations.

3; A device ofthe character described for Y marking papers, comprising" a base plateV having a plurality of lines of perforations therein, al top plate having'` a plurality Yof lines of perforations thereinassociated with the base plate, the perforations 'in one plate being located to coincide With the perfora- Y tions in the other plate when'the plates are brought together, means adjustably mounted in the top platefor, carrying` a plurality of punch members, and punch members .forV projecting through the perforations inY the` top plate attached to saidcarryinglmeans, means provided in conjunction With-:the top plate for retaining the punch membersV in position When they have been projected through said perforations, means :providedjl in conjunction with said plates for marking the paper to designate the lines of perforations, and ridges provided on the plates for marking the paper.

4. A device of the character described for marking papers, comprising a corrugated base plate having a plurality of lines of perorations therein, a corrugated top plate having a plurality of lines of perforations therein associated With the base plate, the perforations of one plate alining With the perforations of the other plate When the plates are brought together, means provided in conjunction with the plates for marking the paper to designate the lines of perforations, adjustable punch means mounted on one plate, and means associated With the plate carrying the punch means for retain ing the latter in position during the operation of the device.

5. A device of the character described for perforating papers, comprising a base plate having a plurality of lines of perforations therein, means provided on the face of the base plate for marking the paper that does not register with said pertorations, a top plate having a plurality of lines of perforations therein positioned to register with the perforations in the base plate when the plates are brought together, and means provided on the face of the top plate for marking the portion of the paper that does not register with the perforations, punch members adjustably mounted on one plate and adapted to be projected through the per forations of said plate, means provided in conjunction with the plate carrying the punch members for retaining the latter in position for the perforating operation, and means provided en the plates for marking the paper to designate the lines of perforations.

KARL HENRY BORLAND. 

